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    Unique ID Code: 0000048281
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    Added on: 8/5/2003 19:38
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    Lenny (UK)

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    Winner of six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture
    Certificate: 18
    Running Time: 107 mins
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Synopsis:
    Dustin Hoffman brings iconic `60s comedian Lenny Bruce to life in this landmark film that earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. A jagged portrait of a man driven to mainlining honesty into the arteries of a hypocritical culture, Bob Fosse`s Lenny is an artful and unflinching biopic.

    From his first gig as a nervous Catskills comedian, it`s obvious that Lenny Bruce is a force to be reckoned with. Armed with a shocking routine and a stripper as his muse (Valerie Perrine), Lenny turns comedy - and America - on its ear with his abrasive and often offensive humour. But life in the smoke-filled bars of the comedy curcuit begins to take its toll. The drugs and arrests for his subject matter wear heavily on this maverick crusader... but don`t stop him from going to extremes right to his tragic and myth-making end.

    Special Features:
    Original theatrical trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Mono English
    Dolby Digital Mono Spanish
    Dolby Digital Mono German
    Dolby Digital Mono Italian
    Dolby Digital Mono French

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    CC: German
    Italian
    Swedish
    Finnish
    Spanish
    CC: English
    Dutch
    Danish
    Norwegian

    Directed By:
    Bob Fosse

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Frankie Man
    Stanley Beck
    Jan Miner
    Valerie Perrine
    Dustin Hoffman

    Casting By:
    Beverly McDermott
    Marion Dougherty

    Soundtrack By:
    Ralph Burns

    Director of Photography:
    Bruce Surtees

    Editor:
    Alan Heim

    Costume Designer:
    Albert Wolsky

    Production Designer:
    Joel Schiller

    Producer:
    Marvin Worth
    Robert Greenhut

    Executive Producer:
    David V. Picker

    Distributor:
    Metro Goldwyn Mayer

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